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A character in this play complains about her relative Margaret, who had to be cremated because she was unable to fit in a coffin. In this play, a man quotes the Napoleonic Code to a woman who denies (10[1])that her sister lived at Hotel Flamingo (10[1])in Laurel, Mississippi. (10[1])In this play, a woman dances the Varsouviana (“var-so-VEE-ah-nuh”) polka as her husband (10[1])Allan commits suicide before losing her job as a schoolteacher (10[1])and her family’s historic home, Belle Reve (“rev”). After being assaulted by Stanley Kowalski, her sister Stella’s husband, (10[1])the protagonist of this play states (10[1])“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” For 10 points, name this play by Tennessee Williams about Blanche (10[1])Dubois. ■END■

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